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County To Spend Stimulus Funds on LED Streetlights
Arlington is devoting $500,000 in stimulus funds to convert old county-owned streetlights to energy-efficient LED streetlights, the county announced today. Officials hope to replace 1,800 streetlights,...
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LED Streetlights Coming to Columbia Pike
(Updated at 12:50 p.m.) Columbia Pike is set to get some new LED streetlights. The Arlington County Board on Saturday is expected to grant approval to a $1.1 million contract for new streetlights and...
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Ballston Parking Garage Rate Hike Approved — On Saturday the Arlington County Board approved a proposed increase in parking rates at the Ballston Public Parking Garage. The parking rate hike, the...
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Polls Open for County Board Race — Polls are open until 7:00 p.m. for today’s Arlington County Board special election. The three candidates on the ballot are Libby Garvey (D), Mark Kelly (R) and...
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LED Street Lights Draw Complaints — New energy-efficient LED street lighting has been drawing complaints from Arlington residents. Residents have complained that the new lights are too bright and too...
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Board Approves $2.7 Million for Neighborhood Projects
During its meeting yesterday (Tuesday), the Arlington County Board unanimously approved $2.7 million of funding for neighborhood conservation projects. Through the county’s Neighborhood Conservation...
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Street Lighting Complaints Continue — At its meeting on Saturday, the County Board addressed the complaints it continues to receive over the new LED streetlights being installed throughout the county....
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County Mulls Streetlight Changes — Arlington County is considering changing the type of LED streetlights it uses after complaints from residents. One possible change is using lights with a color...
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Responding to Outcry, County Makes Streetlight Changes
Aside from the Columbia Pike streetcar, one of the most controversial issues among Arlington residents may be that of LED streetlights. The light shone from the new streetlights is ugly and overly...
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Peter’s Take: Lights Out
Peter’s Take is a weekly opinion column. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com. Should Arlington turn night into...
View ArticleVideo: Arlington’s LED Streetlight Program
Arlington County is touting its LED streetlight program. In a new video from the county-run Arlington TV channel, the county says the program of replacing older streetlights with new LED streetlights...
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